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Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education

An Afghan father holds his daughter's hand. (Photo: AFP)

KABUL - Father after father Agence France-Presse (AFP) spoke to in Afghanistan about the education ban that stops their daughters going beyond primary school choked up in despair.

The pain and anguish it is causing behind closed doors is clear from interviews AFP conducted across the country, with even deeply religious fathers questioning the ruling.

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